Press Release

PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk. (PTBA) plans to exploit gas Coal Bed Methane (CBM) in 2017, in the former of coal mining PTBA, Ombilin Mining Unit (UPO), Sawahlunto, West Sumatra.

Finance Director PTBA Achmad Sudarto some time ago, in the presence of halal bi halal event participants at Gedung Serbaguna, UPO office, Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, said, PTBA continue to seek solutions business development continues to run smoothly at the UPO, one of them began to look at gas reserves CBM has significant potential in Sawahlunto.

"Currently the effort is still exploratory stage, is expected to begin next year will enter the exploitation phase," said Achmad Sudarto.

Meanwhile, the deputy mayor of Sawahlunto Ismed, SH said, that coal comes from Sawahlunto once the belle of commodity coal in other parts of Europe in his day and Sawahlunto nationally known as the City of Mines.

History is owned encourages the Government of Sawahlunto invites PTBA to jointly build a monument Charcoal World Peace in this town to commemorate Kota Sawahlunto as Mine.

"We as a Local Government hopes, although later Bukit Asam mine no longer in Sawahlunto city but still consider this to be the history of coal mining in the past is not forgotten," said Ismed.